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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> be part of be part of violence?
  • CDC says 31% of all teenage girls have anxiety, 25% of all teenage girls have depression. 12% of all
  • So that's the gist of HB 170. to all of their money. But if a child to all of their money.
  • years. right now of of influencers that are right now of of influencers that are making<00:35:01.359
  • of</c><00:53:28.240><c> our</c> our of our our of our &gt;&gt; It<00:53:28.800><c> is.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, the lack of required training contributes to a general mistrust in the notarization process
  • as a civilian General Counsel of the Air Force. becoming also the first General Counsel for the Space
  • With them being generally $100 and lower claims, the likelihood of people going after the bad actor is
  • But I mean they could, our county attorneys could start doing what some of the northern attorneys general
  • A bill like this would be a good time to have a resource witness from the Office of the Attorney General
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself, I vote I.
  • And so part two of the bill really covers that portion of it.
  • On behalf of the Senate, Thank you.
  • that portion of the bill really covers that portion of it.<00:11:57.440><c> And</c><00:11:57.680><c>
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, co-chairs Wakai, Rhodes, Lee, and, well, the three of them
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Her tenure includes service as Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Director of Department of Taxation, Director
  • of the Department of Human Resources Development.
  • Department</c> General, Deputy Director of Department General, Deputy Director of Department of<00:03
  • /c><00:03:11.480><c> Department</c> of Taxation, Director of the Department of Taxation, Director of
  • </c><00:15:18.560><c> former</c> moment of silence in honor of former moment of silence in honor of former
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:08:04.080><c> marine</c> or SD1 relating to taking of marine or SD1 relating to taking of marine
  • </c> &gt;&gt; I'll take it out of order. Okay. &gt;&gt; I'll take it out of order. Okay.
  • Several islands. the County of Maui by population. Okay. the County of Maui by population. Okay.
  • </c> Which happens to be the County of Which happens to be the County of All<00:13:00.920><c> right,<
  • The current version of the CD1 does not have any appropriation.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> 29th of April, and we are in room 229. 29th of April, and we are in room 229.
  • On behalf of the on on behalf of<00:08:54.600><c> the</c><00:08:54.680><c> house,</c><00:08:54.920><c
  • We're in receipt of the CD.
  • of Education Procurement.
  • </c> receipt of that. receipt of that.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of our agenda today. of our agenda today.
  • </c><00:01:36.720><c> DOTAX,</c> based on the recommendation of DOTAX, based on the recommendation of
  • </c><00:02:14.120><c> the</c> May I take the vote on behalf of the May I take the vote on behalf of the
  • </c> facilitate timely delivery of projects. facilitate timely delivery of projects.
  • </c> Uh, HB 2270, which we moved from the beginning of our agenda to the end of our agenda.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Beginning of the dawn of time.
  • Generous.
  • </c> I'm not trying to get out of here. I'm not trying to get out of here.
  • </c><00:25:06.240><c> the</c><00:25:06.360><c> condo</c> of rules or to address many of the condo of
  • </c><00:36:15.600><c> So,</c> of cents. So, of cents.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And just to further reiterate for the members and the general public is, uh, some of the slight tweaks
  • </c><00:02:04.160><c> the</c><00:02:04.280><c> slight</c> general public is uh some of the slight general
  • Labor, the US Department Department of Labor, the US Department of<00:02:26.920><c> Labor,</c><00:02
  • and General Services, or DAGS.
  • </c> hearing of the conference committee. hearing of the conference committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , um, of of of the of kind of decoupling, um, of of of the of the<00:10:11.240><c> funding,</c><00:10
  • or cost analysis of different types of generation.
  • or cost analysis of different types of generation.
  • types of analysis of different types of generation. generation. generation.
  • That means the environmental impacts of hundreds of megawatts of diesel backup generators were not considered
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I deal with a lot of these PCR cases on behalf of the attorney general.
  • I've been asked to author this bill by the Attorney General as part of her legislative package.
  • But I would allow Deputy Solicitor General Zach Faircloth to kind of give you a little bit more detail
  • General Zach Faircloth to kind of give you a little bit more detail and what he's seeing on the ground
  • We have a green card in support, of course, by the Attorney General, Liz Murrell.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • to get employment outside of the state of Florida.
  • And it clarifies, very specifically clarifies, the duties of the inspectors general to emphasize compliance
  • As of July 28, full prohibition of the possession of AFFF containing PFAS will be in effect.
  • And as of July 28, full prohibition of the possession of A-Tri-F 8, full prohibition of the possession
  • I am a multi-generation Putnam County resident, former school board member, and superintendent of Putnam
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates as a new supervised veterinary role, expand telehealth prescription timeframes, and set training and scope limits. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and create a career path, while opponents argued the proposal lacked a clear regulatory framework, could create liability and federal-law conflicts, and would not address the real shortage in rural large-animal practice. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. Members also heard and favorably reported SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and abandoned vessels, CS/SB 1028 on a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for property insurance, SB 394 on exempting certain reinsurance underwriting managers from licensing, SB 636 on beach management and erosion designations, CS/SB 546 on public notice for conservation land sales or exchanges, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based solutions and related coastal resiliency provisions, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for pet medications, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation benefits to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental and nervous injuries. Testimony on these bills generally focused on access, regulatory clarity, environmental protection, or workforce support, with some concerns raised on insurance consumer protections and beach-management language. Senator Harrell’s bills were also taken up and reported favorably: CS/SB 480, a major overhaul of state IT governance creating DIGIT and new procurement, reporting, and workforce structures; CS/SB 1230, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and adding testing, inventory, and disposal requirements; and CS/SB 1288, a naming bill designating the Andrew Red Harris Shoal and requiring markers. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on SB 1066 regarding restoration of the Oklawaha/Rodman system, with supporters emphasizing ecological restoration, flood-risk reduction, and economic benefits, and opponents warning about local impacts, water quality, and the loss of a world-class fishery. The transcript ends during testimony on that bill, before final action is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about the Office of the Inspector General, and their efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste,
  • Chief of Data Reviews for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and I'm here on the
  • Of course, the general.
  • is critical to building the next generation of our Texas physicians.
  • It's about opening doors... the next generation of healthcare providers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Susan Biles, Deputy Inspector General with the Office of Inspector General, and I am a resource witness
  • I'm the Chief of Data Reviews for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and I'm
  • I'm the Chief of Data Reviews for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and I'm
  • It is about opening doors to the next generation of health care providers.
  • It's about opening doors to the next generation of health care providers.
Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Tourism and the Department of of Tourism and the Department of of Tourism and the Department of Workforce
  • this board of of for the majority of this board of of for the majority of this board of of for the veterans
  • the members of one of my some of the members of one of my some of the members of one of my American
  • General pritet is a member of the governor's cabinet I'm not member of the governor's cabinet I'm not
  • of of people uh Geographic locations of of of people uh Geographic locations of of of people in our
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 11th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May we all be stirred to more generous and dedicated service. towards the common good of our community
  • enrich the academic experience... ...nearly half of our students are first-generation college students
  • Thank you to the University of Houston, for I'm one of those first generation students that they took
  • President and members for your kind and generous words to the University of Houston. Dr.
  • a new generation of young people trained in technical vocational skills and I'd like to again... to
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: Senator Tan Parker Feb 11th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our friendship with the UK, of course, as many of you in this room know, stretches back to the days of
  • the Republic of Texas.
  • And of course, it's an extension of the wonderful trade agreement that we signed between Texas and the
  • Truly, you are a great reflection of our great state. So it was great to be part of this.
  • relationship, underneath the umbrella... ...of the UK-Texas Statement of Mutual Cooperation, which is
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH WE STAND
  • AND NOW THEREFORE, SENATE PRESIDENT ALBRITTON AND DANIEL PEREZ, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS CONVENED IN SPECIAL SESSION UNDER ARTICLE III C3 OF THE FLORIDA
  • LEGISLATION WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF.
  • STATE IN TALLAHASSEE ON THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY. 2025 SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: Senator Sarah Eckhardt Mar 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the ways the state of Texas restricts the vote is by preventing individuals. who've served time
  • Regardless of party, our state's future is being shaped without critical input from a critical part of
  • We are members of our churches, members of our classrooms, and members of the workforce.
  • Millions of people are being disenfranchised. Left out of that in this state.
  • We'll, of course, keep trying.
Bills: SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB14, SB24, SB108, SB112, SB125, SB213, SB251, SB315, SB318, SB371, SB378, SB379, SB472, SB487, SB502, SB513, SB565, SB621, SB650, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB761, SB763, SB815, SB854, SB875, SB896, SB916, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB973, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1019, SB1024, SB1026, SB1146, SB1194, SB1198, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1497, SB1498, SB1527, SB1532, SB1547, SB1596, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB502, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB761, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SJR37, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Mar 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your legacy of service to Texas educators will be felt for generations to come. Thank you, Tim.
  • Let's stop and think about the generations of students that you have trained, as Senator Kohlkorst said
  • Look, you all as retired educators, you've all dedicated your lives in shaping generations of Texans,
  • Office of Inspector General. Senator Perry recognized for a motion. Move final passes.
  • In the words of President Reagan 1961, freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
Bills: SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB14, SB24, SB108, SB112, SB125, SB213, SB251, SB315, SB318, SB371, SB378, SB379, SB472, SB487, SB502, SB513, SB565, SB621, SB650, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB761, SB763, SB815, SB854, SB875, SB896, SB916, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB973, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1019, SB1024, SB1026, SB1146, SB1194, SB1198, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1497, SB1498, SB1527, SB1532, SB1547, SB1596, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB502, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB761, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SJR37, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741